Soil ingestion estimates play an important role in risk assessment of contaminated sites, and estimates of soil ingestion in children are of special interest. Current estimates of soil ingestion are trace-element specific and vary widely among elements. Although expressed as daily estimates, the actual estimates have been constructed by averaging soil ingestion over a study period of several da...

conclusions the elevation of hmw-alp activity in cu treated animal suggests the occurrence of biliary disease. this may be used as a biomarker for the diagnosis of copper toxicity. results obtained data showed that with increasing administration of copper, the alp activity was elevated significantly. in comparison with the control group the elevations were between 20%-56% using gel filtration c...

In this systematic research work, fifty-four groundwater samples of Solan and Shimla districts Himachal Pradesh, India, have been analysed for heavy metals like As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni Pb using atomic absorption spectrophotometer as well physico-chemical parameters pH, redox potential, electrical conductivity total dissolved salts (TDS). Most the water were found to be alkaline. Based on their T...

HEMOGLOBINEMIA AND HEMOGLOBINURIA JOSEPH F. ROSS, M.D. HEMOGLOBIN PRECIPITATION IN RENAL TUBULES. A STUDY OP ITS CAUSES AND Eppacrs. Yuile, C. L. , Gold, M. A., and Hinds, E. G.: J. Exper. Med. 82.’ 361-74, 1945. Yuile and his collaborators report a continuation of their well conceived and carefully controlled studies of the mechanism of hemoglobin excretion and its effects on the kidney. They ...